US1991991A

US1991991A - Ironing machine

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Publication number: US1991991A
Application number: US661499A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter K Voss
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-03-18
Filing date: 1933-03-18
Publication date: 1935-02-19
Anticipated expiration: 1952-02-19

Description

Feb. 19, 193s.

w. K. Voss 1,991,991

IRONING MACHINE Filed March 18, 1933 MMA/m Patented Feb. 19,- 1935 IRONING MACHINE Walter K. Voss, Davenport, Iowa Application March 18,

5 Claims.

The invention relates generally to ironing machines and more particularly to one of the coacting ironing elements thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide an ironing machine embodying an ironing buck of novel and improved construction.

Ironing machine structures usually include a pair of coacting ironing elements, namely an ironing shoe and a buck. The conventional type of buck comprises a iirm supporting base having a surface presented for cooperation with the heated ironing shoe. This surface is customari-A.

ly padded with one or more layers of a suitable material held in place by a cover or the like. In the ironing operation the articles are moist or damp, contact thereof with the heated lironing shoe produces steam which is forced, for the most part, through the cover into the padding, and in consequence the padding in a short time becomes saturated with steam condensate. This condition is undesirable since it decreases machine efilciency through heat loss, seriously impairs the utility of the padding, and it becomes impossible thoroughly to dry the articles by ironing. Moreover, the padding and cover soon become stained,

unsightly and may soil the articles being ironed.

Another object of the invention is to provide in an ironingmachine an ironing buck embodying means for preventing steam condensate from being absorbed by the padding of the buck.l

A further object resides in the provision, in a padded ironing machine buck, of means underlying the padding for eiecting a complete and constant drainage of condensate resulting from steam which has been forced into the padding in an ironing operation.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following description and from the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary view in perspective oi' an ironing machine embodying the features of the invention. v v Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ironing buck.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through said buck.

While the invention is susceptible of various modilcations and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawing and will herein describe in detail the preferred embodiment, but it is to be understood that I do not thereby intend to limit the invention to the specic form disclosed, but intend to cover all modiiications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

1933, Serial No. 661,499

Referring to the drawing wherein one form of ironing machine is shown merely in illustration of the invention, 10 designates` a table or the like of conventional form in support of the coacting

ironing elements

11 and 12 of an ironing machine, which, in this instance, is of the type intended for household use. 'I'he element 11, as shown, is the ironing shoe andcomprises an elongated casing mounted for pivotal movement toward and away from the table and having a somewhat concave lower ironing face 13. Suitable heating means (not shown) are located within the casing.

The element 12 is the ironing buck and in this embodiment is stationarily supported upon the table to present an ironing face for cooperation with the face 13 on the shoe. With particular reference to Figs. 2 and 3, the ironing buck preferably comprises an elongated base 14 rigid or integral with a pedestal 15 by which the base is supported in spaced -relation from the table. Overlying the base 'is a metal plate 16 constituting the rigid part of the ironing face, said plate being suitably secured to the base, as by screws 17. The plate is gently convex to coact with the concave ironing face 13 and has a downwardly turned peripheral flange 18 which completely encircles the base. If desired, heat insulating material, such as one or more layers 19 of yasbestos cloth or the like, may be interposed between theplate 16 and the base 14.

The upper face of the buck is usually padded by one or more thicknesses of a suitable padding material 20 which have substantially the same dimensions as the plate 16 and are held in place by a cover member 21 of heavy fabric, secured on' the buck as by draw-strings 22.

` The padding, beingporous and somewhat resilient, is capable of absorbing a substantial amount of the moisture resulting from steam condensa.L tion and the in vention prevents such absorption by interposing foraminous or perforate means between the plate 16 and padding 20 to provide a space wherein the steam which is driven into and through the padding may condense. To this end, one or more screens, in this instance two screens designated 23, '24, are employed. Said screens are dimensioned to overlie the entire surface oi' the plate 16, are bent to conform to the convex shape of said plate, and are held together by a marginal binding 25, or other suitable means. It has been found advantageous to uti- `lize screens having meshes of different sizes and to position the one having the ner mesh, herein the screen 24, next tothe padding. 'I'he interstices of the screens thus provide a steam condensing space of substantial volume and the contour of the plate 16 causes the moisture to iiow to the margins thereof.

For draining the moisture from the ironing buck, an upwardly facing trough 26 is secured about the base 14 with the ange 18 on the plate 16 extending downwardly into the trough. Where advisable the trough and flange may t rather snugly together, in which case the outer side of the trough may be fluted or serrated (as indicated at 27) or otherwise fashioned to facilitate drainage of moisture from the plate 16 into the trough. This construction reduces the overall dimensions to a, minimum and provides a compact sturdy assembly. Communicating with the trough at opposite sides of the buck are ducts 28 for conveying moisture to a suitable point of disposal, such as a container 29 detachably mounted on the pedestal 15. An inclination of the trough will cause the moisture to flow quickly to the ducts.

It will be evident from the foregoing, that a new and improved structure has been provided in which the padding of the ironing buck can never become soggy through saturation with steam condensate, since such moisture is withdrawn as rapidly as it forms.

I claim as my invention:

1. Anv ironing buck comprising, in combination, a support having a convex surface plate, padding over said surface plate, a screen interposed between said padding and said surface plate and forming a space therebetween, and a peripheral trough about said surface plate for receiving drainage therefrom, said plate having a flange thereon entering said trough.

2. An ironing buck comprising, in combination, an upright base, a transverse and gently convex member on said base constituting an upper face,

a trough receiving the `edges of said member and,

being in part serrated to allow free flow of moismeans interposed between said padding and said plate to form a space therebetween, and a trough along the peripheral side of said plate toreceive drainage from said space, said plate having an integral lflange thereon extending into said trough, said trough having a iiuted side wall to facilitate the drainage of moisture from said space.

4. An ironing buck comprising, in combination, a support having an ironing surface terminating peripherally in an open trough, said trough having an outer wall extending upwardly beyond the adjacent face of said ironing surface, foraminous means overlying said surface within the confines of said outer wall, and padding material overlying said foraminous means and the edge of said outer wall.

5. An ironing buck comprising, in combination. a member having an ironing face, padding over said face, means for supporting and spacing said padding from said face to form a condensate accumulating space, and an open peripheral trough extending along said face and having an outer wall higher than the inner wall and extending above said face whereby said padding may be folded over the outer wall and said wall will space said padding from the open face of said trough and prevent clogging of said trough b'y the padding.

WALTER K. VOSS.